2012 Ledgestone Insurance Series

[JohtoVillage]

Ledgestone Insurance is proud to announce the 2012 Ledgestone Insurance Series. With major sponsors Erie Insurance, Paragon, Plastic Addicts, Washington Community Bank, Goodfellas and Ledgestone Insurance we are excited to announce that the September Super Tour should be the largest tournament in the history of the state in terms of added cash. We will be adding more than $10,000 cash to the Pro Division and the AM player pack will be worth over $90 per player and will be 100% donated and no money will come out of the entry fee to pay for the players packs!

The full schedule is as follows:

1. Galesburg – March 10th - "Random Draw Dubs Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
2. Pontiac – April 7th - "Swinging Bridge Open" C Tier – Dana Vicich TD
3. Pekin – April 14th - "McNaughton Triples Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
4. Springfield AM Only Super Tour – April 28th – "Illinois 72 AMS" – Miles/Noah TD
5. Morton New Design Dubs – May 5th – Ten Year Tourney – Nate Heinold TD
6. Rockford (Anna Page) – May 12th – "Plastic Addicts Classic" C Tier – Scott Franke TD
7. Bloomington (Maxwell) – May 19th - "Paragon Open" C Tier – Miles Parkhill TD
8. Washington Cherry Festival – June 2nd – Unsanctioned – Greg Nettles TD
9. Morton - June 9th - "Illinois Amateur Championships" Am Only B Tier – Wilbur Wallis TD
10. Baker Park, Kewanee – June 30th "Title to be decided" C Tier - Wes Jacobson TD
11. McNasty Triples - July 7th Unsanctioned - Johnnie Harrison TD
12. Eureka – August 4th - "Plastic Addicts Safari" C Tier - Greg Nettles TD
13. Ledgestone Insurance Frenzy B Tier – August 11th – 4 Courses in 1 Day – Nate Heinold TD
14. Canton Doubles Tournament - August 19th - Johnnie Harrison TD
15. Washington - August 25th - "Washington Community Bank Classic" C Tier - Jarrod Nettles TD
16. Manito Glo Popcorn Festival - August 31st - Friday Night Tournament - 12 Hole Design (three rounds of 12 holes, including two glo rounds) - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold TD
17. Bradley– September 8th - "Erie Insurance Open" C Tier – Doug Payne TD
18. Ledgestone Insurance Championships Super Tour – September 14/15th - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold CO-TD's (This Super Tour will utilize Morton/McNaughton for rounds 1 and 2 and split rounds for different divisions for round 3)

The doubles and triples tournaments will not count towards the series in terms of the points structure. Unsanctioned events, including the Cherry Fest and the Glo Popcorn Festival Tournament will count towards the series. Here is the points structure:

Points System for the Series
C-Tier – 5 points for everyone you beat and 5 points for showing up (first place gets an additional 10 points, while second place gets an additional 5 points)
A/B-Tier – 10 points for everyone you beat and 10 points for showing up (first place gets an additional 15 points, while second place gets an additional 10 points)

Prizes for the Series
Men's Pro – Top Pro is guaranteed $450 cash for winning the series (second place will get $200 cash)
Men's Advanced – Top Advanced player is guaranteed at least $300 in merchandise money
Men's Intermediate – Top Intermediate player is guaranteed at least $150 in merchandise money
NOTE: These are the only guaranteed divisions to get a prize – the payout for other divisions and the series structure will be determined based on the number of players in each division

The points system is simple - you get points in the division you play in and you can't move those points around. If you want to play Masters one tournament and Advanced another tournament, those points will count in the Masters and Advanced divisions respectively.

We will have more information on the Facebook page of Plastic Addicts and will have information sent out via email as well. In addition, information will be posted on http://www.illinoisdiscolf.com

We are still looking for a few large sponsors so if you know of anyone that is interested please let me know by emailing me at [email protected]

EDIT: Schedule has been updated to reflect a few additional tournaments.

 

[JohtoVillage]

Registration is up for the September Super Tour - more information will come in the future but we will have $10,000+ added to the pro purse and expect to have an AM players pack worth $90 per player.

Link: http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-LISChampionship.html

This event will definitely fill. We have already had registrations coming in and the Non Stop Disc Golf team has already confirmed they will be coming. Registration for this event will close August 24th at midnight.

For those that don't know, this event will take place September 14th and 15th (Friday and Saturday) and will feature two rounds on Friday, one round on Saturday, and a final nine for the top pros and advanced players at Morton.

 

[Flip it Flat]

Hmmmmm. Interesting seems like many good reasons to head south into corn country this summer, instead of going north. I'll probably sign up soon, thanks for the heads up.

 

[jcrab66]

friday and saturday instead of saturday and sunday.....interesting, wonder how it will affect turnout

 

[Flip it Flat]

friday and saturday instead of saturday and sunday.....interesting, wonder how it will affect turnout

would tend to think that it will negatively affect attendancce

 

[jcrab66]

would tend to think that it will negatively affect attendancce

Yes, which is why I made the comment, not sure if they just read the cAlender wrong or what, can't be because of a bears home game on Sunday, which is the only reason I would ever schedule that way....

 

[Dana]

Nate doesn't run tournaments on Sundays.

 

[jcrab66]

Nate doesn't run tournaments on Sundays.

must of been his twin that i handed my scrip to in decatur last sunday He was dressed up pretty nice like he just came from church though...

 

[dmbrun2]

Thanks for a great tournament today...new Morton is great!

 

[JohtoVillage]

Registration is up for the Illinois AM Championships: June 9th, Saturday B Tier with $3000 added value

http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-IllinoisAmChampionship.html

Hmmmmm. Interesting seems like many good reasons to head south into corn country this summer, instead of going north. I'll probably sign up soon, thanks for the heads up.

We look forward to having you!

Yes, which is why I made the comment, not sure if they just read the cAlender wrong or what, can't be because of a bears home game on Sunday, which is the only reason I would ever schedule that way....

As Dana said, I don't run Sunday Tournaments. Besides, with as much cash as we are adding I don't think turnout will be affected at all. There are plenty of events that are Friday - Sunday that are large events and even though is not an NT event it will be epic and we will have a lot of top players there (non-stop disc golf tour is signed up, for example). We are adding at least $10,000 to Pro purse and the AMs will get a $90 players pack (100% donated with no money coming out of their entry fees for the players pack and none of their entry fees moved up to Pro).

must of been his twin that i handed my scrip to in decatur last sunday He was dressed up pretty nice like he just came from church though...

I was there on Sunday at Decatur after Church :clap:

Thanks for a great tournament today...new Morton is great!

The new Morton layout is epic - concrete pads will be in place this fall and you can experience the new Morton layout at the Illinois AM Championship in a few weeks!

 

[JohtoVillage]

Series points have been updated through the Plastic Addicts Classic:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc

 

[JohtoVillage]

Registrations are rolling in for the Illinois AM Championships - remember that only the first 70 to register get both discs in the players pack. You also have to register by Wednesday June 6th to get both discs as well. Any registrations after that date or any after number 70 will only get the one disc. Here is the online registration link:

http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-IllinoisAmChampionship.html

PDGA registration has been updated as well:

http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/92624

Remember that this is a PDGA B tier and we have a lot of added money to this event. We have also picked up a number of more sponsors this week, including the following:

Alexander's Steakhouse
Baymont Inn and Suites
Embassy Suites
Famous Dave's
Peoria Civic Center
Peoria RiverPlex
Peoria Area Convention Bureau
Peoria Area Civic Chorale
Springhill Suites

A lot of awesome items have been added to the raffle as well, including free hotel nights, a basket, discs, etc.

 

[JohtoVillage]

We had a lot of registrations come in this weekend for the Illinois Amateur Championship.....we have over 40 people registered now and more and more are coming in. Make sure to get pre-registered for this event as it will fill! Make sure to sign up by Wednesday for this event for both discs. You also need to be in the first 65....this is going to be a huge event! We will also be raffling off a Gateway Titan Bullseye Basket!

 

[JohtoVillage]

Series points have been reflected to show the standings through the Illinois AM Championship:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApyEgzFGykj0dHRQTXlCTGMxd0dBN0lvUFFFa0xKdnc

Also, the series schedule has been updated with our final two events:

-Bradley Doubles 7/21
-ABC Discs Open at McNaughton 9/1

The McNaughton event will follow the Popcorn Glo Tournament, which will be the prior evening in Manito. It will be a fun weekend in the Pekin area for disc golf!

Updated and Final LIS Schedule:

1. Galesburg – March 10th - "Random Draw Dubs Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
2. Pontiac – April 7th - "Swinging Bridge Open" C Tier – Dana Vicich TD
3. Pekin – April 14th - "McNaughton Triples Fundraiser" – Nate Heinold TD
4. Springfield AM Only Super Tour – April 28th – "Illinois 72 AMS" – Miles/Noah TD
5. Morton New Design Dubs – May 5th – Ten Year Tourney – Nate Heinold TD
6. Rockford (Anna Page) – May 12th – "Plastic Addicts Classic" C Tier – Scott Franke TD
7. Bloomington (Maxwell) – May 19th - "Paragon Open" C Tier – Miles Parkhill TD
8. Washington Cherry Festival – June 2nd – Unsanctioned – Greg Nettles TD
9. Morton - June 9th - "Illinois Amateur Championships" Am Only B Tier – Wilbur Wallis TD
10. Baker Park, Kewanee – June 30th "Title to be decided" C Tier - Wes Jacobson TD
11. McNasty Triples - July 7th Unsanctioned - Johnnie Harrison TD
12. Bradley Doubles - July 21st Unsanctioned - Johnnie Harrison TD
13. Eureka – August 4th - "Plastic Addicts Safari" C Tier - Greg Nettles TD
14. Ledgestone Insurance Frenzy B Tier – August 11th – 4 Courses in 1 Day – Nate Heinold TD
15. Canton Doubles Tournament - August 18th - Johnnie Harrison TD
16. Washington - August 25th - "Washington Community Bank Classic" C Tier - Jarrod Nettles TD
17. Manito Glo Popcorn Festival - August 31st - Friday Night Tournament - 12 Hole Design (three rounds of 12 holes, including two glo rounds) - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold TD
18. "ABC Discs Open at McNaughton" - September 1st - Unsanctioned Singles - Nate Heinold/Johnnie Harrison TD
19. Bradley – September 8th - "Erie Insurance Open" C Tier – Doug Payne TD
20. Ledgestone Insurance Championships Super Tour – September 14/15th - Johnnie Harrison/Nate Heinold CO-TD's (This Super Tour will utilize Morton/McNaughton for rounds 1 and 2 and split rounds for different divisions for round 3)

As a reminder, registration is up for the September A Tier. If you haven't heard, this event will officially have $10,000+ added cash to the pro purse and a huge AM players pack worth over $100 that will be 100% donated. Registration is up at the following link: http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-LISChampionship.html

 

[JohtoVillage]

We know you have been waiting for it, and so here it is. This will be the second biggest event of the Series and will involve the most holes played for any single tournament of the Ledgestone Insurance Series. Here are the awesome details:

When: Saturday, August 11th
Time: Players Meeting at 7AM and Teeoff at 7:30AM
Courses: 4 rounds of 18 holes each, with the following courses used - Eureka, Morton, ICC, and Washington (in that order)
What: This "Frenzy" tournament will require a full day of disc golf. Four sanctioned rounds in one day throughout Central Illinois will be the challenge! This will be a PDGA B tier and will be pre-registration only. At this time we are only allowing 72 players. If we get more than 60 players signed up we will divide Pro/Adv and All Other Division into different course orders to accommodate more people and a shorter day. If that happens the Pro/Adv would play the same courses but play them in reverse.
Players Pack: All AM's will receive a Blizzard Champion disc. Also, the first 25 AM's to pre-register will get a DX Aviar.
Added Money: We will add at least $500 to the Pro Divisions.
Lunch: Goodfellas will be providing a box lunch with gondola, chips and a cookies for $7. We can take orders before the tournament or before the first round and have them at the second course.
Series Structure: This event will afford double points as this is a PDGA B Tier. Non PDGA members will need to pay an extra $10.

Pre-registration is at the following site:

http://illinoisdiscgolf.com/LISregistration-Ledgestone_Insurance_Frenzy.html

Here is the pricing for the tournament:

All Pro Divisions: $60
All Advanced Divisions: $45
All Other Amateur Divisions: $35

PDGA will be setup soon but we do already have a handful of players signed up so make sure to pre-register. This will be pre-registration only!